Executive of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly

The Fourth Executive was, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.

Executive of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly
4th Executive of Northern Ireland
Date formed	26 May 2016
Date dissolved	16 January 2017
People and organisations
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Head of government	Arlene Foster
Deputy head of government	Martin McGuinness
No. of ministers	10
Member party	DUP Sinn Féin
Status in legislature	Power–Sharing coalition 66 / 108 (61%)
History
Election(s)	2016 assembly election
Legislature term(s)	5th Assembly
Predecessor	Executive of the 4th Assembly
Successor	Executive of the 6th Assembly

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Following the 6 May 2016 elections to the fifth Northern Ireland Assembly, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin remained the two largest parties in the Assembly.

Notably for the first time in the assembly's history, parties entitled to seats on the executive could instead opt to go into formal opposition. The UUP, SDLP and Alliance all took up this option, leaving the DUP and Sinn Féin to form a government.

The 4th Northern Ireland Executive was formed on 25 May 2016. It lasted less than a year, and collapsed on 16 January 2017 following the resignation of deputy First Minister McGuinness in protest at the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.[1]